Support for automobile-beds.



C. K. McMlLLIN.

SUPPORT FOR AUTOMOBILE BEDS,

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I, 1914.

Patented A r. 20, 1915.

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Patented A r. 20, 1915.

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- Application filed June 1,1914. Serial nasaaaai.

To all who m1 it may concern Be it known that I, CLIFFORD K. MCMIL- Lin,a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Bellinghain, in the county ofWhatcom and State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Supports for Automobile-Bedsg and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled-in the art to which it appert'ains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in beds and more particularly tothose which.

' are designed for use in connection with autoas I mobile bodies.

The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is so constructed as to allow the cushions,

' from the seats of the vehicle to be supported above the backs of saidse'ats,a sling being swung above said cushions and resting thereon at"its intermediate portion.

A secondary object of the invention is to construct supporting means forsaid cushions in such a manner as to allow the same to be readily storedwithin the vehicle when not in use.

A still further object of the invention is to construct the entiredevice in the most simple manner c nsistent with its proper operation.

With these objects in view, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction and combination herein described and claimedand shown in the drawings wherein: v

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a portion of an automobilebody showing the application of myinvention thereto; Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 andshowing more particularly the disposition of the supporting rods; Fig.3- is a perspective view of one of the rods, the sections thereof beingassembled; Fig. 4 is a similar view with the parts disassembled; andFig. 5 is a side elevation of one of said supporting rods showing aninternally threaded sleeve in section, said sleeve constituting'theconnection between the sections of the rod.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown portions of an automobilebody B, which includes front and rear seats F and R having the usualbacks F and R, the rear back R being of greater height than theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patted A pr. so, rein.

' back of ithe front seat as is common in .de-

vices of this character. illustrated, the .body B is provided with la,suitable top T which is attached thereto by means of the usual supportsS. The parts In the embodiment so far described, form no part of. thepresent invention and are merely illustrated for disclosing itsapplication.

For the purpose of allowing a comfortable bed to beerected within thebody B, I have provided a number. of spaced longitudinal bars 1, whichare adapted to be supported by the backs of the front and rear seats,said bars being formed in 2 and 3', said sections 3 having their rearends formed into arches 4 which are adapted to overlie the back of therear seat as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The sections 2 and 3 may be unitedby means of a sleeve 5 which is rigidly secured to one of the sectionsand is adapted to receive the contiguous end of the remaining section,said sleeve being provided with a bayonet slot 6 for the reception ofthe pin 7 on the remaining section. This form of connection isillustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

3 In Fig. 5, I have illustrated a common form of connection whichconsists of an-internally threaded sleeve or coupling 8, the

meeting ends of the front and rear sections being externall therewith.

After the bars 1' are in position, the cushions C are removed from theiron and rear seats and positioned transversely on said threaded forengagement bars, these cushions forming a Su -sport for the backs,shoulders and hips of the persons lying thereon, while their heads andfeet are supported by a flexible sling 9 which is provided with a numberof straps or cables 10 by means of-which it may be attached to thesupports S of the'top. When this sling is employed, its intermediateportion rests upon the cushions C, while its opposite ends and sides aresupported by the elements 10.

'From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings,

front and rear sections it will be seen that I have produced an eX-tremely simple device for carrying out the objects of the invention, yetone which will efiectually perform its functions and which may bereadily carried within the vehicle body. v

In storing the device, the sections of the bars 1 are disconnected andpreferably placed beneath the rug of the body, While the sling 9 isfolded and placed beneath one of the cushions. 1

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is I The combinationwith a tWo seated vehicle body having a supported top thereover,

having one end formed into a back engaging arch, a pair of cushionsarranged transversely on the barsand a flexible sling resting at itsintermediate portion on said cushionsvand having attaching meansconnected to the supports of said top.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' CLIFFORD K. MGMILLIN.

Witnesses:

WV. H. LAWSON, P. E HEAL.

